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AUBURN, Ala. -- Mustapha Heron scored 22 points and grabbed six rebounds, LaRon Smith added 15 points and five rebounds, and Auburn powered past South Carolina-Upstate 90-83 on Tuesday night.The Tigers shot 45 percent from the field compared with SC Upstates 42 percent, but Auburn connected on just 22 percent of its 32 shots from beyond the arc. Auburn never trailed, but the Tigers made it interesting before pulling out their fifth win of the year.Were not playing as well as what we should be playing at this point, said Auburn coach Bruce Pearl. ... I just dont think we had the effort and the energy and the tenacity to finish plays. And thats why they came back. I mean we scored 48 points in the second half, against a team we were obviously physically superior to, but we did not play with effort and energy on the defensive end.The Tigers (5-1) led early and weathered a Spartan run before halftime to bounce back following their first loss last Wednesday to No. 17 Purdue.Heron, a freshman, continued his streak of reaching double digits in each game hes played in his college career. He had 12 points at halftime to help Auburn stave off the Spartans, who used a 13-0 run to get within five points before the Tigers pulled away for a 42-32 halftime lead.The Spartans (3-4) trailed by as many as 18, but pulled to within five points a few times down the stretch. They utilized the size of 7-foot center Michael Buchanan to their advantage. Buchanan poured in 20 points against the smaller Auburn front line -- Smith and Horace Spencer, both 6-foot-8, the tallest players Auburns roster.SC Upstate outrebounded the Tigers 52-41, but had just 12 second-chance points compared with Auburns 19.We have kids with character that keep fighting, said USC Upstate coach Eddie Payne. We got a few stops. We had a 10-0 run at one point where we really got out in transition and spaced the floor well, and that happened on I think two separate occasions . from our perspective, we have to play like that on a consistent basis.Auburn forced 15 turnovers, which led to 21 points.Mike Cunningham scored 20 for SC Upstate and Ramel Thompkins added 13 points and eight rebounds.BIG PICTURESouth Carolina Upstate: The Spartans fall below .500, but are in the midst of a season-long seven-game road trip. They wont return home until Dec. 10, when they play host to Virginia-Wise.Auburn: The Tigers pick up a win in their only home game in nearly a month, and bounce back following their first loss, a 25-point drubbing in the Cancun Challenge championship.HOT START FOR HERONHeron came into Tuesdays game averaging 14.6 points per game. He easily topped that with his 23 points against the Spartans, and he just missed tying his career high of 24, which came against Eastern Kentucky.HE SAID ITI think that we see the potential. But Ive always heard, `Potential is the kiss of death. So weve just got to do (it). We know our best basketball is ahead of us. -- Auburn guard Mustapha Heron on his teams potential.UP NEXTUSC Upstate: The Spartans visit Campbell University on Dec. 2 in the Holy City Hoops Classic.Auburn: Heads up north to Birmingham on Dec. 3 to take on UAB. Paul George Shoes Deals . 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Eric ONeal says most of the arrests at Monday nights game were for public drunkenness, though one person was taken into custody on suspicion of trying to steal a seat from the stadium. Indias Aditi Ashok began the third and final stage of the LPGA Tour qualifying tournament with a 1-over 73 at the Jones course in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Wednesday. She was tied-52nd at the end of the first round, trailing joint leaders Katelyn Dambaugh of the United States and Thailands Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras by six strokes.It was really up and down, I didnt find my rhythm during the round, Aditi said. I dropped a few shots on real easy holes when other girls were making birdies and I was struggling to make a par. It got a bit windy and I could have been better in the wind. Still, I made four or five birdies so it is not bad. If I make fewer mistakes, I should be able to play three or four under.Aditi, winner of the last two Ladies European Tour (LET) events in India and Qatar, made two birdies and three bogeys on the front nine. She carded three birdies and three bogeys on the back, inccluding a 7-foot birdie on the 18th.ddddddddddddThat birdie was good of course, Aditi said. You think it is just one shot, but tomorrow if I make a couple birdies then suddenly I am under-par for the tournament. You feel like you are moving upwards when you finish with a birdie.Aditi is part of a field of 156 players who are competing for 20 full and 25 further partial cards for the PGA Tour for 2017.Players will alternate between the Jones and Hill courses during the first four rounds from Wednesday to Saturday. The cut will be set at the top 70 and ties after the fourth round and the final round will be played at the Hills course.Aditi, currently second in the LET Order of Merit, said she prefers the Hills course because it is less windy and there are fewer trees. ' ' '